“Who lets their kids go to these kinds of parties...”
Sadly.. high school parties have changed DRAMATICALLY since when we were that age. Did we have drinking? At some and some snuck some in but not to the extent that high school parties consume the stuff now. Plus, there is always some other drugs. My high school kid has been asked to about forty or fifty parties since Freshman year... I finally asked him, “You don’t want to go?” (I was thinking that today’s parties are the benign ones of yesteryear). He said, “Mom, YOU don’t know what goes on at these parties”. He then explained how much sex occurred, how much drinking/drugs, and even girls “doing” multiple guys. Yes... much of the sexual contact/drunk behavior is captured via cell phones. So, he has chosen NOT to go (thank the Lord) and I’ve told my almost 13 year old daughter that it will be a cold day in hades before she EVER goes to a high school party.
Don’t forget that “date” and “prom” also means sex now